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DJ Kool Herc

1955 - Today

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Clive Campbell (born April 16, 1955), better known by his stage name DJ Kool Herc, is a Jamaican American DJ who is credited with being one of the founders of hip hop music in the Bronx, New York City, in 1973. Nicknamed the Father of Hip-Hop, Campbell began playing hard funk records of the sort typified by James Brown. Campbell began to isolate the instrumental portion of the record which emphasized the drum beat—the "break"—and switch from one break to another. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of DJ Kool Herc has received more than 2,035,621 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). DJ Kool Herc is the 975th most popular musician (down from 879th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 19th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Jamaican Musician.

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  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, DJ Kool Herc ranks 975 out of 2,662. Before him are Yuki Kajiura, Tyler, the Creator, Ingo Schwichtenberg, Klaus Doldinger, Sylvester Levay, and Henry Cowell. After him are Johnny Thunders, Travis Barker, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Michael Weikath, Željko Joksimović, and Son House.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, DJ Kool Herc ranks 185. Before him are Melinda Culea, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Herbert Prohaska, Dominique Rocheteau, Philippe Streiff, and Johnnie To. After him are Paul Simonon, Şivan Perwer, Simon Yam, Irina Khakamada, Teresa Ann Savoy, and Nathan East.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, DJ Kool Herc ranks 20 out of 168. Before him are Patrick Ewing (1962), Madge Sinclair (1938), Desmond Dekker (1941), Martine Beswick (1941), Mary Seacole (1805), and Sean Paul (1973). After him are Stephen Hopkins (1958), Max Romeo (1944), Bunny Wailer (1947), Merlene Ottey (1960), Shaggy (1968), and Carl Douglas (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In Jamaica

Among musicians born in Jamaica, DJ Kool Herc ranks 6. Before him are Bob Marley (1945), Peter Tosh (1944), Lee "Scratch" Perry (1936), Desmond Dekker (1941), and Sean Paul (1973). After him are Prince Buster (1938), Monty Alexander (1944), King Tubby (1941), Horace Andy (1951), Ziggy Marley (1968), and Damian Marley (1978).

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